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Tigers go down fighting

Pakistan won the first match of the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh by four wickets on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports UNB.In the see-saw match, Bangladesh showed some resistance at some points while defending a moderate total of 127 runs. But Pakistan batters were calm...

I’m dropped, not rested for Pakistan T20s: Mushfiqur

Only a day after being left out of the Bangladesh squad for the Pakistan T20Is, Mushfiqur Rahim has disputed the claim that he has been rested, reports https://www.espncricinfo.com.Mushfiqur said he didn't "need rest" and told the team management he was available, but they took a collective decision to drop him."To...

One year from World Cup, clock ticks ever louder for Qatar

DOHA, Nov 19 (AFP): After upending the football establishment by winning the right to host the World Cup, Qatar's preparations are heading into overdrive with a year to go as they rush to welcome more than a million fans and prove their critics wrong.The tiny Gulf state has a reputation...

Mahmudullah blames top-order batting after defeat to Pakistan

Bangladesh T20 Captain Mahmudullah Riyad blamed the failure of the top-order batters after their four-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the first match of the three-match series on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, reports UNB. Bangladesh scored 127 for seven in 20 overs in this match, and in reply, Pakistan...

AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19 (AFP): South African great AB de Villiers retired from all forms of cricket on Friday, saying that the "flame no longer burns so brightly".The veteran batsman, who stopped playing internationals in 2018, tweeted: "It has been an incredible journey, but I have decided to retire from all...

Diya, Rubel win first-ever silver medal for B'desh

Bangladesh clinched the first-ever silver medal in the Teer 22nd Asian Archery Championships in recurve mixed team event on the final day at the Bangladesh Army Stadium in Banani on Friday, reports UNB.The Bangladeshi mixed pair comprising talented Diya Siddiqui and Hakim Ahmed Rubel lost to mighty Korean counterpart Lee...

West Indies eye maiden Test win in Sri Lanka

GALLE, Nov 19 (AFP): A resurgent West Indies are aiming for their first Test victory in Sri Lanka from Sunday, having failed to win on the island in three decades of trying.In 11 attempts they have lost seven games and drawn four. Even when Brian Lara hammered 688 runs in...

Australia cricket captain resigns after 'sexting' scandal

Tim Paine took over the Australian Test cricket team captaincy following one of the country's biggest and most embarrassing international scandals, reports AP.He's lost it following a more personal indiscretion.Paine quit as Test captain on Friday after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending explicit text messages to a female...

Training session at the Camp

Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (C) controls the ball next to Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti during a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in France on Friday — AFP